Autoplay videos can now be muted forever in Google’s Chrome browser
As most seasoned Google Chrome users can attest, being audibly assaulted by an autoplay video when you have multiple tabs open is beyond frustrating. And …
Yoni Heisler has been writing about Apple and the tech industry at large with over 15 years of experience. A life long expert Mac user and Apple expert, his writing has appeared in Edible Apple, Network World, MacLife, Macworld UK, and TUAW.
When not analyzing the latest happenings with Apple, Yoni enjoys catching Improv shows in Chicago, playing soccer, and cultivating new TV show addictions.
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Apple inks new TV deal with the writers of ‘The Big Sick’
Apple may never be able to outshine Netflix when it comes to original content, but the Cupertino-based company has made a number of interesting moves …
Tesla to begin investing in the Model Y later this year
Tesla’s earnings report yesterday was something of a mixed bag. While the company posted its largest quarterly loss in history, the good news is that …
Why Apple’s battery replacement program might impact iPhone sales
After acknowledging that it hampers performance on older iPhone models with degraded batteries, Apple has been struggling to regain its footing. Not only does the …
Twitter’s 280 character limit increased engagement without increasing the average tweet length
After some initial testing, Twitter late last year officially upped the character limit on tweets from 140 characters to 280. In one fell swoop, Twitter …
Study shows that the Apple Watch and other wearables can detect diabetes early on
While the Apple Watch may never be able to non-invasively measure a user’s glucose levels, an intriguing and massive new study conducted by the health …
Tesla posts its worst quarterly loss ever, but Model 3 should lead a turnaround in 2018
Earnings season is in full swing and Tesla a short while ago posted its earnings results from the recent December quarter. When the dust settled, …
As the launch of Mission E nears, Porsche doubles its EV commitment to $7.5 billion
One of the more interesting developments to result from Tesla’s success with the Model S was the realization, among traditional automakers, that the EV revolution …
If you bought a replacement iPhone battery for $79, Apple might have some good news
As Apple tells it, the company was simply trying to help users when it began throttling CPU performance on older iPhones with degraded batteries. Consumers, …
Apple’s HomePod may sound amazing, but it could let anyone listen to your text messages
While there’s no question that Apple is joining the smart speaker party a little bit late, Apple has never been one to rush a product …
Why Apple’s 6.1-inch iPhone will help shatter all existing iPhone sales records
By all accounts, the iPhone X was supposed to usher in a super cycle of iPhone upgrades. The reality, though, was slightly different. Though the …
Model 3 review notes problems not seen since a ‘Kia in the 90s’
Without question, Tesla should be appropriately lauded for single-handedly kickstarting the EV revolution. With the release of the Model S a few years ago, Tesla …
Annoying new bug prevents people from using the iPhone X as a phone
The Financial Times reports that Apple is investigating a quirky iPhone X bug that has been preventing some users from being able to field incoming …
Apple Music may have more paid subscribers than Spotify in just a few months
Since launching in June of 2015, Apple Music has consistently trailed behind Spotify in terms of paid subscribers. And even though Apple Music quickly amassed …
Top Apple insider claims all 2018 iPhones will use LTE modems from Intel
Over the past few months, we’ve seen scattered reports suggesting that Apple has been angling to drop Qualcomm as a supplier of LTE modems for …
DOJ busts counterfeiter who helped sell more than 40,000 fake iPhones and iPads in the US
The DOJ on Friday announced the arrest of Jianhua Li, a Chinese national living in the United States who, over a period of nearly five …
Elon Musk teases an upcoming update to Tesla’s Autopilot feature
Though Tesla introduced its Autopilot feature with a great deal of fanfare a few years back, things haven’t exactly turned out as planned for the …
iPhone sales are much stronger than Apple’s Q1 numbers would have you believe
As many predicted, Apple yesterday posted record-breaking earnings for the recent holiday quarter. When the dust settled, Apple recorded $88.3 billion in revenue, nearly $4 …
Tim Cook: We didn’t think about upgrade rates when rolling out the iPhone battery replacement program
During Apple’s earnings conference call yesterday, Tim Cook fielded a question about the controversy resulting from Apple’s admission that it throttles performance on older iPhones …
These are the audio sources Apple’s HomePod will support at launch
After a multi-week delay, Apple’s HomePod is now available for pre-order, with deliveries expected to begin on February 9. While many of the early HomePod …
New photos of Porsche’s sleek Mission E surface online
Originally announced back in 2015, the Porsche Mission E will at long last provide Tesla with some stiff competition in the high-end of the EV …
Apple posts monster earnings with $88.3 billion in revenue; iPhone sales fall short
Apple today posted its earnings report for the recent holiday quarter and the numbers, as expected, are beyond impressive. For the quarter gone by, Apple …
Woz explains the one aspect of the iPhone X design he can’t stand
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak — a bona fide legend in Silicon Valley — has never been afraid to give the masses his unfiltered opinion on …
Why the lack of an iPhone X ‘super cycle’ might actually be a good thing
Amid a slew of reports that Apple recently decided to cut iPhone X production in half, shares of Apple have predictably taken a beating over …
Steve Wozniak: ‘I don’t believe anything Elon Musk or Tesla says’
As far as early adopters go, you’d be hard-pressed to fine as enthusiastic a supporter of nascent technologies and intriguing new products than Apple co-founder …
Hollow reports of Apple slashing iPhone X production spring up every year at this exact time
Shares of Apple have taken quite a tumble this week, falling nearly 6% over the past two days of trading. Hardly a surprise, there have …
Only in California: Donkey leads herd of escaped sheep and goats through local neighborhood
In a story that proves the old adage that truth is stranger than fiction, police in California last Thursday found themselves in hot pursuit of …
Top Apple insider claims that we won’t see an iPhone SE 2 any time soon
Without exaggeration, the iPhone 6 was nothing short of a game-changer for Apple. For years, Apple had resisted larger-screened phones, with executives claiming that such …
Top Apple insider reveals details surrounding Apple’s brand new 6.1-inch iPhone
Even though the iPhone X launched a little less than three months ago, we’re already starting to hear rumblings about what Apple’s 2018 iPhone lineup …
HomePod review roundup: Apple’s new speaker lives up to the hype
One of the more interesting things about the HomePod is that Apple’s isn’t positioning the device as a direct competitor to products like Google Home …
